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P. C. OSCANYAN.

SCORE 08 BULLETIN BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR-28. \917.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

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INVLNTOR P. C. OSCANYAN.

SCORE OR BULLETIN BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 28. 1911.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

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' Jim/- WITNESSES Patented N0v.,1s, 191s WITNESSES v INVENTOR' sirenSTATES PATENT OF PAUL C. OSGANYAN, OFBOGOTA, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNOR TO STARBALL PLAYER COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

scone on BULLETIN BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

Application filed April 2s, 1917. Serial No. 165,172.

7 new and useful Improvements in Score or Bulletin Boards; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in score or bulletin boards,oneobject of the invention being to provide means whereby the runnermembers shall be capable of movement independently of each other.

A further object is to so construct and arrange the runner members thatthe same shall be capable of passing each other.

A further object is to so construct and arrange the device that theindependently movable runners may be stopped at predetermined positions,either at one of the bases or between bases.

A further object is to provide simple means at the bases to denote thataplayer is out.

A further object is to provide simple and etlicient operating mechanismfor the runner members.

A further object is to so construct the device that all of the runnermembers shall be operable by a single mechanism common to them all andstill permit movement of any one or more of sa1d runner membersindependently of the others.

A further object is to provide simple means under the control of theoperator for illuminating the ball.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafterset forth and pointed out in the claims. a v

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a rear view of my improvedscore board; Fig. 2 is front View of the same, 011 a smaller scale;Fig.3 is an enlarged detail view showing the runner members andoperatingmeans therefor; Fig. l is a. view in section on the linet l of Fig. 3;Fig. .5 is a view showing the details of the mounting for the runnermembers; Fig. 6 is a transverse section through one of the runnermembers; Fig. 7 is an enlarged view taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. 1;Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional vlew 011 the line 8-8 of Flg. 1; F1g. 915 an enlarged sectional view on the line 9-9 of Fig. 1 and Fig. 10 1s aview 1n which the means for lighting the ball are showndiagrammatlcally.

I 1 represents sultable framework, upon the central portion of which aboard or sheet 2 is secured and is designed to represent a base-ballfield. At respective sides of the field 2, racks 3, 3, are attached tothe frame 1 and adapted for the reception of inserts bearing the namesof the clubs and their players and other identifying and record data.

The diamond of the field is formed by providing elongated openings 4:representing the runways between bases; and open frames 5, 6, 7 8 at thecorners of the diamond, representing the several bases.

A frame 9 approximating the shape of the diamond is secured to the fieldsheet 2 and spaced somewhat from the back thereof, said frame 9 beingthus located in rear of the runways t and the base frames 5, 6, 7 and 8so that runner members (hereinafter described) may be caused to movebetween the runways and said frame 9. The purpose of the frame 9 is tosupport a series of adjustable stop pins 10 for stopping the runnermembers at the bases or at points intermediate thereof and to form abottom for the base path at the rear of openings 4:. Each stoppin may bemounted to move longitu dinally in a tubular guide post 11 secured tothe frame 9 and provided at its rear. end with a ring 12 or othersuitable device to facilitate the manual manipulation of the pin to movethe same into or'out of the path of the runner members. Stop pins arelocated close to the several bases so that the runner members may bestopped at the bases and other stop pins are provided. short distancesfrom the bases so that the runner members may be permitted to overrunthe bases. Stop pins may be provided both to the right and left of homebase so that either a left or a right hand batter may be held at homewhile a base runner is attempting a steal of a base.

Inthe construction of the device shown in the drawmg, I may mploy fourrunner members 13 radiatlng from a shaft 14 projecting rearwardly fromthe center of the diamond portion of the board. This shaft is providedat one end with a disk '15 secured to the back of theboard opposite thepitchers position and the free end of this shaft is threaded asindicated at 16.

fixed shaft 14 and provided at one end with a disk 18,-said tubularshaft being also provided with a "longitudinal keyway 19. The runnermembers 13 are mounted freely near their inner ends upon the tubularshaft 17 and alternating with said runner members, are metal disks 20provided with keys 21 to enter the key-way in said tubular shaft,-fiberwashers 22 being interposed between the several disks and runnermembers. A worm wheel 23 is keyed to the outer end of thetubular shaft17 and spaced from the outer disk 20 by means of a sleeve 24. A bracket25 is mounted on the fixed shaft 14 adjacent to the worm wheel and adisk 26, connected with said fixed shaft by a key 26, bears against saidbracket. A winged .nut 27 is located on the threaded end, of the fixedshaft and bears against the disk 26. Between the disk 15 at the innerend of the fixed shaft 1 1- and the disk 18 rigid with the inner end ofthe tubular shaft 17,a spring 28 is located,said spring operating tocause the several runner members, disks and washers to be clampedtogether in such manner that when the tubular shaft is turned, theseveral runner members will move together, but so that movement of oneor more of said runner members may be prevented by reason of theadjustment of the stop pins, but the other runner members can moveindependently of the runner members which may be held by stop pins. Thusit will be seen that the mounting means of the runner membersconstitute, in effect, friction clutchdevices for said members, and thefrictional resistance afforded between the parts may be read- 1 ilyregulated by adjusting the tension of the spring 28,-whieh adjustmentmay be read ily effected by manipulation of the winged nut 27.

The bracket 25 affords bearings 29 for an operating shaft 30 carrying aworm 31 to mesh with the worm wheel 23. This shaft alsohas a bearing ina bracket 31 secured to the frame 1 and is provided with a balancedcrank handle 32 within convenient reach of the operator.

Each runner member 13 is made extensible so that the same may belengthened when it is desired that the same shall project past therunway opening, and thus be viewed by th audience, to representthemovement of a player from one base to another, and so that it may engagea stop pin should the latter .headjnsted to arrest the movement of therunner member; It will be understood that w'hen'a runner member iscollapsed, it will not projectpast the runway openings and hence willbeout of' sight of the audience.

tubular shaft 17 is mounted to turn on the Each runner member may bemade of sheet metal and comprises two parts 3334 movable one upon theother,th'e part 33 having guide wings embracing the part 3 1-, and thelatter having a lug 36 at its free end to be engaged by said guide wingsfor limiting the outward movement of the extensible part 33 of therunnermember.

At each of the bases on the board, slides or shields 37 are located andare operable from the back of the board so that they may be moved toclose the base frames and thus obscure a runner member which may bebehind a base frame.

I11 the operation of the device, when the shaft 30 is turned bymanipulation of the crank 32, motion will be imparted through the wormgearing to the tubular shaft 17 and the tendency will be to move all ofthe runner members, but such of said runner members as have beenextended will be controlled and limited in their forward movement by thedisposition of the stop pins. For example; if a runner member is held atsecond base by a stop pin and a butter reaches first base,-one runnermember will remain at second and another runner member will be stoppedat fir-st" by the adjustment of the stop pin at the latter base. On theother hand. if the runner member is to move from "secoud to third on theplay, the stop at second will be withdrawn and the top pin at thirdadjusted to arrest the runner member at that base. If an. extendedrunner member be approaching a base frame and it is desired to show thatthe runner safely reaches the base, the stop pin adjacent to such basewill be moved outwardly and the slide or shield 37 at such base will bepermitted to remain withdrawn, so that the runner member will be stoppedat the base and be visible through the base frame. Should it be desiredto indicate that the player is out at such base, the operator will movethe slide or shield over the base frame and thus obscure the runnermember.

It will be observed that the runner members are disposed in differentbut parallel vertical planes; that any of said runners can pass otherswhich may be held against forward movement by the stop pins, and. thatthe runner members are capable of being manipulated manually and movedindependently as occasion may require,tluis facilitating the easy andquick operation of the device.

To reproduce the movements of the ball over the field, I provide twomembers 38 and 39, one of which (38) is preferably :1 hollow sphere oftransparent mate ial or translucent material, such as celluloid,representing theball and located in front of the field, and the other(39) a controlling member located in rear of the board. The

ball 38, at the front, is secured to cords-i0, which cords are woundattheir ends on reels allocated adjacent to the upper edge of thesupporting frame 1 near the corners thereof. The ball controlling member39 (which is provided with a handle 42) is connected to cords 43, theopposite ends of said cords being wound on reels 4A. The reels 41 and44: are secured to shaftswtii journaled in the supporting framed, thereels 41 being at the front, and the reels 44: being at the rear of thesame. Fixed to the rear end of each reel 4:4. is a reel 46 carrying acord 47 provided with a counterweight 48. The cord 47 is wound on thereels in a direction opposite to that of he cords 43,50 that as the ballmember 32 rises or falls, the weight 4:8-will wind up or let out thecords 47, and as it moves sidewise the cords will wind up on the reelstoward which the ball member is moving and unwind from the other, theweights 18 being just suflicient to maintain the cords under propertension. Secured to the ball member 38 is a tension cord 49, whichextends downwardly fro-m said ball member and after passing about reels50, 51 and 52,. is provided at its depending end with a weight 53. Atension cord53 is also connected with ball controlling member 39 andafter passing about reels 54c, 55 and 56, its

depending end has a weight 57 attached thereto. i i

The cords above described also form electrical conductors, and the cords5L0, -10 are electrically connected with the terminals of anincandescent lamp 58 contained within the ball member 38 forilluminating the latter. One terimnal of a battery 59 may be connectedbya conductor 60 with the left hand shaft 45 (Fig. 10) while the otherterminal of said battery is connected, by a. conductor 61 with the reel54. The handle l2 of the control ball member 3 carries a manuallyoperable switch 62, one member of which is connected by a: conductor 63with the cord 53, while the other menjiber of said switch is connectedby a conductor (n with the right hand cord 43. (Fig. 10).

-When the switch 62 closed, the circuit may be traced as follows: from.the battery 59, by conductor 60 to left hand reel l t, by shaft 45 toreel k6; by left hand COI'ClHl-O to the lamp 58 in the ball member 38;by right hand cord 40 to right hand reel 46; by shaft 6L5 to reel n;then by right hand cord 43 and conductor 64 to one member of the switch62; from the other member of said switch, by way of conductor 63 to cord53 to reel 5%, and then by conductor 61 to the battery 59. It will ofcourse be understood that suitable insulation 68 will be provided toelectrically separate the shafts 45 from the frame '1 andforpreventingthe currentfrom reaching parts of the Cords which form nocircuit. a i x WVith the construction and arrangement of parts andcircuits above described, the ball member may be illuminated at the willof the operator to facilitate themore ready understanding by theaudience of the informationto be imparted. i a

The outfield portion of the board may be made with an opening 65 and. onthe rear face of the board, a pocket 66 is located to receive aplurality of slides '67, each provided with a lug 68 for manipulatingit. One of, these slides may contain the word Wild; another, the wordFly another the word Muff and another indicating that a batter has beenhit, or data giving other or additional information regarding thedetails of the plays maybe indicated on these slides 1 The board mayalso be provided with other pockets 69, 70, 71 and 72, labeled respectively Out, Runs, Stirs, and Ball. These pockets carry slides73bearing figures, and are provided with lugs 74 for moving said slidesoutwardly from the inner ends of the pockets so that the figures thereonmay be exhibited to beread in connection with the labeling on thepockets. The various slides will be operated: from be hind the board,and the labeling on their rear faces may be read through openings in theboard as shown in Fig. 2, so1 that the operator may know what slide isbeing displayed. The board may also be provided on its rear face withthe same labeling of the various positions as appears on the front ofthe board, for the guidance of the operator. i it A panel 7 5 may belocated under the field member and between the racks 33, said panelrepresenting a box score.-

Various changes mightbe made in the de tails of construction of myinvention without departing from the spirit thereof or limiting itsscope and hence I do not wish to restrict myself to theprecisedetailslrerein part of the electrical set forth. 1

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is i 1. A bulletin board comprising a memberrepresenting a field, a plurality of runner members movableindependently of and past each other, operating means for said runnermembers, and means for limiting themove ment of one or more of saidrunner members relatively to theothers.

2. A bulletin boardcomprising a memberrepresentinga field, a pluralityof runner members rotatable independently of each other forunlimiteddistances, operating means common to all of said runner memhers, and means for stopping the movement of one or more of said runnermembers. i i

runner members 'ently movable "operating means common to all of saidrun- 3. A bulletin board comprising a member representing a field, aplurality of I movable unlimited distances independently of each other,centrally located friction devices coeperating with all of said runnermembers,

" means for moving'sai'd runner members, and

means for stopping the movement of any of said runner members Withoutinterfering with the movement of'the others. I r 4. A bulletin boardcomprising a mem berrepresen tinga field, a plurality of radial runnermembers having a common centrally located pivotal mounting andindependfor unlimited distances,

ner members, and means for stopping the movement of any of said radialrunner members independently of the others.

5'. bulletin board, comprising a member representing 'a field, aplurality of radial runner members having common pivotal mounting andmovableindependently of and past each other, common operating means for"said radial runner members, and means for-limiting the movement of anyof said radial runner members without interfering with'the movement ofthe others.

6. A bulletin board, comprising a member representing afield, aplurality of extensible runner members movable independently of and past-eachother, and adjustable stop means movable into the paths of runnermembers when the latter are extended.

7. A bulletin board comprising a member rep resenting a field, aplurality of parallel runner members disposed in different planes,

members movable independently for unlimited distances, a centrallylocated shaft on which said runner members are pivotally mounted,friction devices connecting the runner members with said centrallylocated shaft, means for operating said shaft, and

adjustable stop devices for the runner members. i 7

9. A bulletin board, comprising a member-representing afield, aplurality of runi'iermembers movable independently for unliited-distances, acentrall located shaft on which said runner members arepivotally mounted, friction devices connecting the runner members withsaid shaft, means for regulating the tension I of said friction derunnermemb vices, and adjustable stop devices for the ers.

10. A bulletin board, comprising a member representing a field, aplurality of runner members movable independently for unlimiteddistances, a shaft on which said runner members are pivotally mounted,friction devices connecting said runner members and shaft, an operatingshaft, gearing between said operatingshaft and the shaft on which therunner members are mounted, and adjustable stop devices for said runnermembers.

11. A bulletin board comprising a member representing a field, saidmember having runway openings and openings representing base positionsat the intersections of the runway openings, a plurality of radialrunner members adaptable to project across said runway and base openingsand movable behind and visible through the same, and means for obscuringthe runner members at the base openings.

12. A bulletin board, comprising a member representing a field, saidmember having runway openings and openings representing bases at theintersections of the runway openings, a plurality of radial runnermembers adaptable to project across and movable behind said runway andbase openings so as to be visible through the same, and slides movableover the base openings for obscuring the runner members at the basepositions.

13. A bulletin board, comprising a member representing a field havingrunway openings and base openings representing bases at theintersections of the runway openings, a plurality of radialindependently movable runner members movable past the runway and baseopenings, operating means common to all of said runner members,adjustable stops for arresting any of the runner members at and betweenthe base openings, and adjustable means for obscuring the runner membersat the base openings.

-1tl:. A bulletin board comprising a member representing a field andhaving runway openings and base openings at the intersections of therunway openings, a plurality of pivoted arms radiating from a commoncenter and constituting runner, members, each of said arms comprisingrelatively movable parts whereby said arms may be extended past therunway and base openings, means for arresting said arms, when extended,at and between base openings, and adjustable means for obscuring theextended runner member arms at the base openings.

15. The combination with a member representing a field, of aplurality ofrunner members movable in different planes and capable of passing eachother.

16. The combination with a member representing a field, of a pluralityof extensible runner members movable independently in different planes.

17. The combination with a member representing a field, of a pluralityof runner members movable in diiferent planes, a rotatable mounting forsaid runner members and friction devices interposed between saidrotatable mounting and said runner memhere.

18. The combination with a member representing a field, of a pluralityof runner members, a mounting for said runner members, friction devicesinterposed between said mounting and runner members, and an operatingmeans common to all of said runner members, said operating meansconnected with said mounting for turning the same to transmit motion toeach of the runner members through the medium of said friction devices.

19. The combination with a member rep resenting a field, of a pluralityof runner members, all portions of each of which are movable in adifierent plane from those of the others, said runner members being1novable independently of each other.

20. The combination with a member representing a field, of a pluralityof extensible runner members, and view obstructing means for concealingsaid runner members at the bases.

21. The combination with a member representing a baseball field, of amovable runner member and means including manually operable shields atthe bases over the path of the runner member and manually operable stopdevices adjacent to the bases, whereby a runner play may be set beforeit is executed.

22. The combination with a member representing a baseball field havingthe diamond portion separated from the remainder of the field to formrunway and base openings, of a plurality of runner members all movablein a plane behind the field memher and adapted to extend across and bemovable behind said runway and base openings, said runner members beingdisposed in different planes and movable past each other.

23. The combination with a member rep? resenting a baseball field havingits diamond portion spaced from the remainder of the field to providerunway and base openings, of radial runner members disposed behind thefield member and movable past said openings, a plurality of adjustablestop pins movable into the paths of the runner members, and means forsupporting the stop pins.

24. The combination with a member rep resenting a baseball field havingits diamond portion spaced from the remainder of the field to providerunway and base openings, of radial runner members disposed behind thefield member and movable so as to be visible through said openings, aframe disposed behind and spaced from the field member, and adjustablestop pins mounted on said frame and movable into the paths of the runnermembers when the latter are moved behind the runway and base openmgs.

25. The combination with a member representing a baseball field andhaving openings representing runways and bases, of a plurality of radialrunner members behind said field member and adapted to pass each otherand be visible through said openings, and means for obscuring any ofsaid runner members from view through said open mgs.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

PAUL G. OS'CANYAN.

